Oranj is hosting another notable chef in its Shoreditch warehouse. Evelyn Aloupas’s three Michelin-starred Smyth in Chicago has been lauded by Jeremy Allen White as an inspiration for season two of The Bear. You’ve only got just over a week left to try Evelyn’s menu, which features dishes like roasted red beets with black garlic and horseradish-cashew butter; mussels with kohlrabi in a brown butter broth; and scallops in a rice koji allium broth paired with spring peas and dill. 

14 Bacon Street, Shoreditch, E1 6LF; until Saturday 27th April

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One of the capital’s biggest sporting events takes place this Sunday. The London Marathon takes runners past some of the city’s most recognisable landmarks – including Cutty Sark, Tower Bridge, Canary Wharf, The Tower Of London, The London Eye, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace – before they hit the home straight on The Mall. The race is one of the best spectator events of the year – and there are plenty of great pubs along the way for a pitstop. 

Various locations 

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Join chef Atul Kochhar at his Mayfair restaurant Kanishka on Monday 22nd April for a charity dinner in support of Hospitality Action, which was such a lifeline to restaurants, bars and their staff during the pandemic. Kochhar will be joined by counterparts Cyrus Todiwala, Charlie Hodson, Vivek Singh and Simon Rimmer, with each preparing one dish for a five-course tasting menu. Tickets are £95pp plus an optional wine pairing.

17-19 Maddox Street, Mayfair, W1S 2QH

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For one night only, Bangkok restaurant Zao is bringing its north-eastern Thai specialities to London. On Monday April 22nd, it will debut its Isaan cuisine at Smoking Goat in Shoreditch. Diners can look forward to handcrafted rice noodle som tum, venison jungle stir fry, and short rib herbal soup. Complementing the flavours, there are whisky highballs and natural wines. 

Smoking Goat, 64 Shoreditch High Street, Shoreditch, E1 6JJ; Monday 22nd April, 6pm

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